Plaça de la Llibertat

Barcelona


This popular square is home to the bustling Modernista produce market of the same name, along with a couple of great little restaurants.

Transportation

  • train: FGC Gràcia

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Barcelona attractions

1. Mercat de la Llibertat

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Opened in 1888, the ‘Market of Liberty’ was covered in 1893 by Francesc Berenguer i Mestres (1866–1914), Gaudí’s long-time assistant, in typically fizzy…

2. Plaça del Sol

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3. Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia

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Gràcia's busiest square, the Plaça de la Vila de Gràcia, was, until a few years ago, known as Plaça de Rius i Taulet, and you'll still hear that name…

4. Casa Vicens

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6. Casa Serra

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7. Plaça de la Virreina

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Pleasant terraces adorn the leafy, pedestrianised Plaça de la Virreina, presided over by the 17th-century Església de Sant Joan, rebuilt in the 1880s by…

8. Església de Sant Joan

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Construction on this striking church began in 1878 and was completed in 1884. It was designed by Francesc Berenguer i Mestres, Gaudí's protégé, but it's…

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